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Definition: GAZINGSTOCK |
GAZINGSTOCKNoun1. A person or thing gazed at with scorn or abhorrence; an object of curiosity or contempt. |
Date "GAZINGSTOCK" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1888. (references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Laughingstock | Noun: laughingstock, jestingstock, gazingstock; butt, game, fair game; April fool; (dupe). |
Prodigy | Noun: prodigy, phenomenon; wonder, wonderment; marvel, miracle; monster; (unconformity); curiosity, lion, sight, spectacle; jeu de theatre, coup de theatre; gazingstock; sign; St. Elmo's fire, St. Elmo's light; portent. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
| Language | Translations for "GAZINGSTOCK"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||
Farsi | مایه عبرت , انگشت نما (Conspicuous, Egregious). (various references) | ||||
Pig Latin | azingstockgay | ||||
| Language | Date | Source | Nahum Chapter 3, Verse 6 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai epirriyw epi se bdelugmon kata taV akaqarsiaV sou kai qhsomai se eiV paradeigma |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Et proiciam super te abominationes et contumeliis te adficiam et ponam te in exemplum |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And Y shal caste out on thee thin abomynaciouns, and Y shal punyshe thee with dispitis, and Y shal putte thee in to ensaumple. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And I will cast abominable filth upon thee, and make thee vile, and will set thee as a gazingstock. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And I will cast abominable filth upon thee, and make thee vile, and will set thee as a gazing-stock. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | I will make you completely disgusting and full of shame, and will put you up to be looked at by all. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Nahum Chapter 3, Verse 6 |
| Albanian | Do të të hedh përsipër ndyrësi, do të të bëj të neveritshme dhe do të të nxjerr te shtylla e turpit. |
| Bulgarian | Ще хвърля върху тебе гнусна нечистота и ще те омърся, И ще те поставя като позорище. |
| Cebuano | Ug ilabay ko kanimo ang mahugaw nga dulumtanan, ug ikaw akong himoon nga mahugaw, ug ipahamutang ko ikaw ingon nga talanawon sa katawohan. |
| Chinese | 我 必 將 可 憎 污 穢 之 物 拋 在 身 上 、 辱 ' 、 為 眾 目 所 觀 。 |
| Croatian | Bacit æu na tebe smeæe, osramotit æu te, izložiti na stup sramote. |
| Danish | dænger dig til med Skarn og vanærer dig, ja sætter dig i Gabestok. |
| Dutch | En Ik zal verfoeilijke dingen op u werpen, en u tot schande maken, en Ik zal u als een spiegel stellen. |
| Finnish | Ja minä viskaan likaa sinun päällesi, häpäisen sinut ja panen sinut julkinähtäväksi. |
| French | Je jetterai sur toi des impuretés, je t`avilirai, Et je te donnerai en spectacle. |
| German | Ich will dich ganz greulich machen und dich schänden und ein Schauspiel aus dir machen, |
| Haitian Creole | Mwen pral kouvri ou ak salte. Mwen pral avili ou, pou tout moun ka wè jan ou pa bon. |
| Hungarian | Rútságot hányatok rád, és gyalázattal illetlek téged, és olyanná teszlek, mint a kit csudálnak. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Kuperlakukan engkau sebagai barang menjijikkan, Kulempari engkau dengan kotoran; Kujadikan engkau bahan tontonan. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Dan Aku akan menyuruh melontari engkau dengan barang yang keji, dan Aku akan menjadikan dikau suatu perkara yang aib dan suatu tamasya. |
| Italian | Ti getterò addosso immondezze, ti svergognerò, ti esporrò al ludibrio. |
| Korean | 내 가 또 가 증 하 " 러 운 것 을 네 위 에 던 능 욕 하 여 너 로 구 경 거 리 가 되 게 하 리 니 |
| Maori | A ka maka e ahau he mea whakarihariha ki runga ki a koe, ka whakaititia koe e ahau, ka meinga hei tirohanga atu. |
| Modern Greek | Και θελω ριψει βδελυραν ακαθαρσιαν επι σε και θελω σε καταισχυνει και θελω σε καταστησει εις θεαμα. |
| Norwegian | og jeg vil kaste skarn på dig og føre vanære over dig og gjøre dig til et skuespill. |
| Portuguese | Lançarei sobre ti imundícias e te tratarei com desprezo, e te porei como espetáculo. |
| Rumanian | Voi asvkrli cu murdqrii peste tine, te voi knjosi, wi te voi face de ocarq. |
| Russian | й ЪБ'ТПУБА ФЕ'С НЕТЪПУФСНЙ, У"ЕМБА ФЕ'С ТЕЪТЕООПА Й ЧЩУФБЧМА ФЕ'С ОБ ПЪПТ. |
| Spanish | Echaré sobre ti inmundicias; te trataré con desdén y te pondré por espectáculo. |
| Swedish | Och jag skall kasta på dig vad styggeligt är, jag skall låta dig bliva föraktad, ja, göra dig till ett skådespel. |
| Thai | เราจะโยนของโสโครกที่น่าสะอิ"สะเอียนใส่เจ้า และกระทำให้เจ้าน่าขยะแขยง และจะปล่อยให้เจ้าถูกประจาน |
| Ukrainian | І кину на тебе огиди, і погордженою вчиню Я тебе, і зроблю Я тебе, мов позорище! |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-g-g-i-k-n-o-s-t-z" | |
-3 letters: agnostic, coasting, coatings, gigatons, goatskin, stacking, stocking. | |
-4 letters: actings, actions, agonist, anticks, atonics, casking, casting, cations, catkins, coating, costing, gasking, gasting, gigaton, ginkgos, gitanos, gnostic, kations, sacking, skating, soaking, socking, staging, staking, stoking, tacking, takings, tasking. | |
-5 letters: acting, actins, action, agings, agonic, antick, antics, asking, atonic, azonic, azotic, caging, caking, cantos, casing, casino, cation, catkin, coatis, coigns, coking, congas, cosign, cotans, coting, gainst, gascon, gaskin, gating, gazing, giants, gigots, gingko, ginkgo, gitano, goings, incogs, ingots, kation, kiangs, nastic, octans, sating, scotia, stingo, stinko, taking, takins, tangos, tigons, tocsin, toking, tongas, tonics, tsking. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)47 41 5A 49 4E 47 53 54 4F 43 4B |
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| Braille (1829, in France) (references)
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Morse Code (1836) (references)--. .- --.. .. -. --. ... - --- -.-. -.- |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000111 01000001 01011010 01001001 01001110 01000111 01010011 01010100 01001111 01000011 01001011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)G A Z I N G S T O C K |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0047 0041 005A 0049 004E 0047 0053 0054 004F 0043 004B |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)4135604348415354493745 |
| 1. Definition 2. Translations: Modern 3. Bible Trace 4. Anagrams | 5. Orthography 6. Bibliography |
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